Big Talk Perth

Come join us in the park to discuss the theme of ‘social outsiders’ explored in 2 books:,

1. 'Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead', by Olga Tokarczuk

2. 'Convenience Store Woman', by Sayaka Murata.

The lead female characters In both books are to a large extent social outsiders, highly resistant to mainstream social norms, but in very different ways.

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

Lifted from a Guardian review of the book:

“(This book is)... an astonishing amalgam of thriller, comedy and political treatise, written by a woman who combines an extraordinary intellect with an anarchic sensibility. Her subject is the entire “cosmic Catastrophe that gave the world its being” also "A... murder mystery, dark feminist comedy and paean to William Blake from the Polish winner of the 2018 International Man Booker prize".

(https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/sep/21/drive-your-plow-over-the-bones-of-the-dead-review)

Please note that a free download seems to be available here: https://oceanofpdf.com/authors/olga-tokarczuk/pdf-epub-drive-your-plow-over-the-bones-of-the-dead-download-30250750130/

Convenience Store Woman

From Wiki:
"...South China Morning Post gave the novel four out of five stars, calling it a "cutting commentary on the pressure society puts on its citizens, particularly single women.".... The Guardian gave the book a generally positive review, calling it "sublimely weird" and praising the "nutty deadpan prose and even more nuttily likable narrator".

https://oceanofpdf.com/authors/sayaka-murata/pdf-convenience-store-woman-gadis-minimarket-download/

We will sit outside on the grass (please bring your own rug/chair if necessary) in the area between the Botanical café and the eternal flame pond (near the war memorial).

Please wear something warm and bring a CHAIR or RUG to sit on!

Schedule:

6pm-6:30 - Arrive/social time
6:30 - Presentations will start
8:30 - Planned finish, but may go over a bit.
9pm - Venue closes

Moving on from Martin Luther, it wasn't long before the Tudors and specifically, randy old Henry VIII got in on the act....

According to Google AI:

"The English Reformation was the 16th-century separation of the Church of England from the authority of the Pope, initiated by Henry VIII primarily to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. It led to the establishment of royal supremacy over the church, the dissolution of monasteries, and a shift to Protestantism, though the monarchy's religious policies fluctuated between Catholic and Protestant rulers before Elizabeth I definitively established the Anglican Church ."

***Rather than a presentation or lecture, the idea will be for attendees to do their own prior research which they can then contribute with at the event. You are also welcome to attend of course without researching or having anything to share.***

List of topics for potential individual research are under the first sheet of this file:

### If you would like to research and talk about one of these topics (or any other relevant one of your choice), please advise which in the comments below of on the Google Sheet linked!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gCf9CGsJyR47TR2ommRasyN1ONks8ZZWT8FGG9o45NI/edit?gid=548731266#gid=548731266

*Also please free to share any good podcasts/videos you have on this subject in the comments below!

Come join us in the park to discuss our latest book, 'Dark Emu'.

From Wiki:

“Dark Emu: Black Seeds: Agriculture or Accident? is a 2014 non-fiction book by Bruce Pascoe. It re-examines colonial accounts of Aboriginal people in Australia, and cites evidence of pre-colonial agriculture, engineering and building construction by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples."

Please note that a free download seems to be available here: https://oceanofpdf.com/authors/bruce-pascoe/pdf-epub-dark-emu-download/

We will sit outside on the grass (please bring your own rug/chair if necessary) in the area between the Botanical café and the eternal flame pond (near the war memorial).

Please wear something warm and bring a CHAIR or RUG to sit on!!